MISSION ROAD CONGREGATION EVENTS – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2021

If you have news to share in the weekly church email newsletter, please notify Jonathan Bacon or Larry Birkby by Noon on Sunday each week.

Don’t forget to join us each week for the Sunday Morning Mission Road Worship Online and for the Wednesday Evening Prayer Circle Online!

IN THIS ISSUE:

CHECKOUT WHAT’S COMING IN SPRING

IMPORTANT SURVEY NOW AVAILABLE

NEW ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR FOR MISSION ROAD HIRED

LAST CHANCE TO COMPLETE THE ALL GOOD BOOKS CLUB SURVEY!

THIS SUNDAY’S WORSHIP

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS

And More…

CHECKOUT WHAT’S COMING IN SPRING

The Spring 2021 Worship Schedule is now available online using the weblink below. Be sure to download and print your copy for reference. It covers March, April, and May 2021.

https://tinyurl.com/Spring2021Worship

IMPORTANT SURVEY NOW AVAILABLE

To discover the wishes of the congregation, an online survey is now available determine the congregation’s readiness for re-opening of the church for in-person worship. The survey is available at the following weblink:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J58ZXR3

Anyone without online access should contact Jonathan Bacon (see the church directory) for a printed survey form.

NEW ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR FOR MISSION ROAD HIRED

On Sunday January 31st, during a brief Business Meeting, the Congregation approved the appointment of Kennetha Kuttler as the new Administrative Coordinator, replacing Clint Reine. Funds were approved to hire Kennetha and Clint concurrently (beginning February 1) for the next two months to facilitate the transition.

LAST CHANCE TO COMPLETE THE ALL GOOD BOOKS CLUB SURVEY!

The current All Good Books group schedule ends with Kristin Hannah’s "The Great Alone" which we’ll discuss on February 18, 2021, on Zoom at 7 PM. So, it’s time to add some more titles!

We’ve set up a survey that’s available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/68C9P6F

The book club is sponsored by the Mission Road Congregation and you’re all invited to join! If interested, please take a couple of minutes to respond. You can vote for up to 6 titles plus add a suggestion or two at the end of the survey form. Note that descriptions of all the books on the survey are listed on our website at https://allbooksclub.wordpress.com/book-suggestions/

Please complete the survey no later than Monday, February 8. We look forward to you joining us on February 18th!

THIS SUNDAY’S WORSHIP

The Sunday, February 14, 2021, worship theme is “God’s Beloved” with Paul Bennetts as the speaker. Dorothy May will preside and serve as the worship planner. Robert Sindt will provide the PowerPoint and host the Zoom meeting assisted by Roxann Kosmicki.

You are invited to join us online starting at 8:45 AM for conversation and fellowship with the worship activities beginning at 9 AM. After the service, we will keep the Zoom session open for folks to fellowship until the Adult Class begins at 10 AM. We hope you can join us.

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS

The Mission Road Adult Sunday School Class is currently studying the “Sermon on the Mount” book by Amy-Jill Levine. This coming Sunday, Paul Bennetts will lead the discussion of Chapter 3 (“Practicing Piety”). Class begins at 10 AM following the Sunday morning worship.

MISSION ROAD CONGREGATION ONLINE MEETINGS

The Mission Road Congregation will offer several meetings in the coming weeks online using Zoom. Access details are the same for each session and are listed below.

7 PM Every Wednesday – Prayer Circle Online.

9 AM Every Sunday – Sunday Morning Mission Road Worship Online.

10 AM Every Sunday – The Adult Sunday School Class studies “Sermon on the Mount” by Amy-Jill Levine.

CHURCH DIRECTORY REQUEST

Clint Reine is assembling a new Church Directory and requests that all members of the Mission Road Congregation Family send him an up-to-date photo (selfie or family portrait) for the new directory. Please send ASAP.

ORGAN MUSIC ADDED TO WORSHIP SERVICES

Blake West, is a member of the Lenexa congregation. He has also been a member of Mission Road and several of you may know him. He has asked and been given permission to practice on the Mission Road pipe organ. He had been practicing on the Temple organ and wanted to practice on an instrument closer to where he lives. Blake is willing to record selections and send them to the PowerPoint provider. If you are a presider or service planner and would like to add some Organ music to your worship service call Larry and he can put you in touch with Blake. As far as that goes I’m sure there are other Mission Road members in our congregation that would be happy to share their talents, too. Think prelude and meditation music as well as hymns.

NEXT FOOD PANTRY DROP-OFF SCHEDULED

The Mission Road Congregation continues to serve an important need by providing food stuffs, school supplies and new or gently used clothing for the Central Avenue Center of Hope. Please add the following drop off dates to your calendar. Staff will be available at church between 10 AM and noon on these dates:

Saturday, February 20, 2021

Saturday, March 6, 2021

SPECIAL REQUEST: There’s a knitting club in the neighborhood close to the church and they’ve been knitting items for adults and children. They have brought those items to us as donations for the Center of Hope. If you have extra yarn, please drop it off at the church and we’ll share with the knitting group so they can create more clothing items.

CURRENT CHURCH RE-OPENING STATUS

World Church buildings and historic sites remain closed. The Mission Road Congregation remains closed until infection rates in the area drop.

TITHES AND OFFERINGS

Please remember that church expenses continue, even when we’re not meeting in the building. Mary Reichenbach, the Congregation’s Financial Officer has indicated that contributions can be mailed to her house (10223 Briar Dr., Overland Park, KS 66207) or the church (7842 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS 66208), or you can sign up for eTithing on the World Church website https://www.cofchrist.org/etithing). Any of these options will enable you to continue your regular contributions.

If you use the eTithing site, select the United States link and then scroll down to Mission Road Community of Christ. When you click on that page, there will be an option in the upper right-hand corner to ’sign up’ to create your account and enter either your bank account information for direct debit or a credit card to charge your contribution, or ’sign in’ if you have already set up your account. You may also choose a one-time contribution or a continuing contribution. Most of the contribution options on our tithing envelopes are available on the Mission Road eTithing page. If you have additional questions about electronic contributions, please contact Mary.

SUMMER 2021 CAMPS SCHEDULED

Doniphan Reunion – June 11 – 15

Middle School Camp – June 20 – 25

Senior High Camp – June 20 – 25

Junior Camp – June 27 – July 1

Chihowa Reunion – July 11 – 16

Youth Quest – July 22 – 24

Spectacular – July 24 – 31

CONCERNING PRAYER REQUESTS

Please know that any member of the congregation can post prayer requests or share information about members, and events on the Mission Road Members Only Facebook page. You do not need to send the information for approval to anyone. In fact, doing so may slow down the dissemination of your request. Be sure to include the person needing prayers and what situation has occurred (if you wish to share that information). If your post concerns an event or news item, be sure to include the basics in your posting (such as who, what, where and when).

For prayer requests, if you do not have access to Facebook, then please call Paul Bennetts our Congregational Pastoral Care Coordinator.

DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WITHOUT EMAIL OR FACEBOOK ACCESS?

If you know someone in the congregation that does not have email and does not use Facebook, please let Jonathan Bacon know. We are trying to be sure everyone in the congregation has access to periodic news updates and information on congregational activities.

OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE VIA EMAIL

The email address for general church drafts of your Order of Worship and church business (Clint Reine) is mrcoc

The email address for CFO business (Mary Reichenbach) is mrcoccfo

IMPORTANT CONGREGATIONAL LINKS

The Mission Road Congregation hosts the following social media sites:

Congregational (public) website at www.mission-road.org

Facebook Page (public) at https://www.facebook.com/MissionRoad.CoC

Facebook Group (open only to congregational members) at https://www.facebook.com/groups/MissionRoad/

The All Good Books discussion group website at https://allbooksclub.wordpress.com/

Visit and "like" each of these sites to keep up to date on congregational news.

CONGREGATIONAL NEWS EMAIL

If you have news items and calendar additions or changes that need to be included in the congregational news email, please contact Larry Birkby. His email address and phone number are both in the Church Directory.